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Final Exam Vocab 50-100
Words #50-100
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English
11th Grade
06/09/2009
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful
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metamorphosis
 Definition
marked change in appearance
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mitosis
 Definition
cell division
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moiety
 Definition
half
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nanotechnology
 Definition
electric circuits
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nihilism
 Definition
denies existence is real
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nomenclature
 Definition
system of names
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nonsectarian
 Definition
no religion
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notarize
 Definition
question signature
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obsequious
 Definition
servant
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oligarchy
 Definition
governed by a few
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omnipotent
 Definition
universal power
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orthography
 Definition
correct spelling
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oxidize
 Definition
combine with oxygen
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parabola
 Definition
plane curve
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paradigm
 Definition
pattern/model
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parameter
 Definition
constant in equation
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pecuniary
 Definition
relating to money
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photosynthesis
 Definition
energy source
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plagiarize
 Definition
copying
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plasma
 Definition
blood
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polymer
 Definition
natural/synthetic compounds
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precipitous
 Definition
extremely steep
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quasar
 Definition
distant star
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quotidian
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ordinary
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recapitulate
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repeat
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reciprocal
 Definition
both sides
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reparation
 Definition
making amends
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respiration
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inhaling/exhaling
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerfully confident
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soliloquy
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literary
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subjugate
 Definition
bring under control
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suffragist
 Definition
political voting rights
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supercilious
 Definition
haughty disdain
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tautology
 Definition
needless repition
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taxonomy
 Definition
classification of organisms
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tectonic
 Definition
geological features
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tempestuous
 Definition
resembling a tempest
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thermodynamics
 Definition
heat/energy
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totalitarian
 Definition
imposing form of government
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unctuous
 Definition
insincere earnestness
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usurp
 Definition
seize and hold
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vacuous
 Definition
stupid
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vehement
 Definition
forceful or intense expression
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vortex
 Definition
spiral motion of fluid
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winnow
 Definition
to separate chaff from grain
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wrought
 Definition
created
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xenophobe
 Definition
fearful of foreign ppl
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yeoman
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servant
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yeoman
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servant
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ziggurat
 Definition
temple tower
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